Woven Baby Blankets Continued

In a recent Ask Madelyn, you pointed out that the majority of woven baby blankets appearing as Handwoven projects are woven in 8/2 cotton. You mentioned that 8/2 cotton can have a matte finish after repeated washings. I wanted to share with you and your readers that an overshot baby blanket I wove four years ago lives next door. After many washings, it is still in good shape. The warp and tabby weft are 8/2 cotton (organic Venne cotton from the Lone Star Loom Room); the pattern weft is 3/2 pearl cotton; the sett was 15 ends per inch (a bit open, but it allowed the yarn to bloom during the first washing). Venne cotton comes in beautiful colors, is strong, and washes beautifully. My granddaughter loves it.

Susie

Hi Susie!

Thank you so much for this information; the blanket looks as if it were woven yesterday!